*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597775401/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1597775401 ''Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith''], by Donna Hogan, as told to Henrietta Tiefenthaler. Phoenix Books, Beverly Hills CA. 2007.

Anna Nicole Smith

I will call herVickieuntil her career starts, then I will start calling herAnna.

Anna was born as Vickie Lynn Hogan in Houston, Harris County, Texas, on 28 Nov 1967. The only child of the union of Donald Eugene Hogan (born 12 July 1947) and Virgie Mae Tabers (born 12 July 1951), who had married on 22 Feb 1967. (Virgie had a previous child, David Luther Tacker, Jr., born 1966).

Donald pled guilty to charges of statutory rape of Virgie's ten-year-old sister Kay and another underage girl. For this, Donald spent six months in jail and then was put on ten-years probation. Virgie and he divorced 4 Nov 1969. Donald remarried Wanda Atkinson and had more children including a daughter Donna Hogan who wrote a book Train Wreck about the entire family, but mostly about Vickie. Vickie's half-sister Donna Hogan states that Donald was violent with his wife and children, from each marriage, and was also an alcoholic.

Virgie next married Donald Hart who brought two previous children into the relationship: Shauna and Robert. Virgie and Donald also had a child together, Donald "Dino" Hart, Jr. Vickie was thus raised the middle-child in a family of five children: David, Shauna, Vickie, Robert and Donald.

Vickie married first in 1985, at age 17 to Billy Wayne Smith, age 16 in Limestone County, Texas. Vickie had dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and they had met while both were working at Jim's Krispy Friend Chicken in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas. They had one child, a son Daniel Wayne Smith on 22 Jan 1986. Vickie was hospitalized for a drug overdose in 1986. She and Billy separated in 1987. In her half-sister Donna Hogan's book, it is stated that they divorced in 1987, but this is a misunderstanding. They separated, but did not divorce until 1993 as shown by the Texas Divorce Index. Vickie also worked at one time as a cashier at Walmart.

Billy and Vickie (Credit: Splash News)

She found she could make money stripping, and started working at Rick's Plaza, a gentleman's club in Houston, but he would only let her work during the slower periods. Saving up her money, she then had cosmetic surgery and breast implants.

"...she entered the Playboy Cover Contest and, at the age of twenty-four, she won. In May 1992, the dream continued when she was named Playmate of the Month and in 1993, she was crowned Playmate of the Year." (Train Wreck, p vi). While she was stripping, she had met "billionaire" James Howard Marshall II, a lawyer and oil-industry executive, and they ended up getting married, on 26 Jun 1994 in Harris County, Texas. He died aged 90, at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, in Aug 1995 when his obituary appeared in the New York Times. His estate was then valued at $550 million.

Anna had a girl Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern born 7 Sep 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas. Her son Daniel died 10 Sep 2006, while visiting Anna in the hospital where she'd just given birth.

After a paternity test, it was determined that the father was her ex-boyfriend, entertainment photojournalist Larry Birkhead, who is also the guardian of the child, while the boyfriend she had had at her death, who was also her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, is the administrator or executor of her estate. She died in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida on 8 Feb 2007. Although she died with a will, it did not name her baby girl, so it's possible that it was set aside. The baby girl would stand to inherit Anna's entire estate, which doesn't amount to much aside from her interest in the J H Marshall II estate which is still being litigated.

Donald next married Wanda Atkinson who, as her daughter Donna describes, was "completely psychotic". Donna states that her mother has been committed on several occasions, and Donna herself committed her once. Donald and Wanda also had children together including Donna.

Virgie Mae Tabers

Virgie was born 12 Jul 1951 in Ellis County, Texas to Melvin A Tabers and his wife Paralee Allman. She was the third of four children for this couple. Her other three siblings, both before and after her, were all born in Travis County, but for some reason she was born in Ellis county. Melvin had both an uncle Virgil, and an aunt Virginia. Presumably "Virgie" was named for one of those two.

At the age of thirteen, Virgie became pregnant by a sixteen-year-old boy named David Luther Tacker (born 25 Feb 1949) and they had a child they named David Luther Tacker, Jr on 19 Jan 1966 in Harris County, who later became an FBI agent. David's parents were George William Tacker (1921-2001, died in Como, Texas) and Betty Jo Hardison. Other than David, George and Betty also had an older daughter Anita Marie Tacker born 23 Dec 1946 and a younger daughter Brenda Sue Tacker born 11 Jun 1950. On 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married. At this point, nine months after the birth of her son David, David's father George became Virgie's step-father.

Many sites have reported that Virgie had an "affair with her step-brother", but as my research clearly shows, they were not step-siblings at the time she became pregnant, nor at the time of the birth of their child. It's entirely possible that her mother and step-father met because of this situation however. And that couple were married for almost four years.

On 9 Sep 1970, George W Tacker and Paralee were divorced in Harris County. On 11 Nov 1970 in Dallas County, George W Tacker, remarried his prior wife Betty J Hardison.

David Tacker went on to marry Lena Marie Church on 11 Mar 1967 in Montgomery County, but divorced her in 1982 in Hunt County, then remarried her again 28 Dec 1982 in Kaufman County). David was apparently living in 2007 in Como, Texas.

Virgie married Donald Eugene Hogan (born 12 Jul 1947) on 22 Feb 1967. They had one child, Vickie on 28 Nov 1967, and divorced on 4 Nov 1969. (Wikipedia states that Vickie was their only child together.) Virgie next married Donald Ray Hart and had her third and last child, Donald Ray Hart Jr on 24 Jan 1972. Donald brought two children to this marriage Shauna and Robert. It's possible that Donald Hart died before 1988 as on 17 Oct 1987, Virgie as "Virgie Tabers" married Joe D. Thompson. Sometime before 2007, Virgie married again, her latest husband being then called James Arthur, and she became known as "Virgie Arthur".

Clarence Eugene Hogan

Clarence Eugene Hogan was born 17 Feb 1922 in Harris County, Texas, the son and eldest surviving child of Luther Hogan and his wife Vivian. In 1930 the family is enumerated by the U.S. Federal Census, living in Harris County.

John Brandon pointed out on Gen-Medievel@rootsweb.com that Guy Perry had found Clarence E Hogan born in 17 Feb 1922, died 2 Aug 1971. He is buried at Oak Shade Cemetery, in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas. Guy forwarded to me the find-a-grave entry which also states that his wife's name is Helen.

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1930 Census of Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The entire family except the father were born in Texas. Luther was first marriage at age 29, he was born in Missouri. He is a Garage Mechanic. Guy Perry poineted out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan botn 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; that hed died in 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas and is buried at the Houston National Cemetery.

Helen Maureen Sandlin

Helen Maureen Sandlin was born 22 Aug 1926 in Texas to Morris Sandlin and his wife Callie Blizzard. She married Clarence Eugene Hogan and had two children: Donald Eugene Hogan in 1947 and Linda Ann Hogan in 1955, both in Harris County, Texas.

Melvin and Paralee must have divorced sometime between 1956 and 1966, as on 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married.

In his obit, Virgie's name is spelt "Vergie". His obit also mentions his brothers William and Emery Clawson and a sister Virginia Dorsett. The Clawson's must be half-brothers, and they must have been born after the 1930 census where his parents, married early in life, are still married.

Melvin died 19 Jan 2005 in the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas, and was buried at Fiskville Cemetery in Austin.

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Paralee Allman

Paralee Allman was born 16 Jan 1928 in Leon County, Texas, as the daughter of Jonas Caleb Allman and his wife Ada Winchester. She married Melvin A Tabers and had four children, including Virgie in 1951, who was born in Ellis County, Texas. Paralee died 20 Dec 1991 in McLennan County, Texas. She is buried at Ferguson Cemetery, Limestone County, Texas.

At the age of thirteen, her daughter Virgie became pregnant by a sixteen-year-old boy named David Luther Tacker (born 25 Feb 1949) and they had a child they named David Luther Tacker, Jr on 19 Jan 1966 in Harris County. David's parents were George William Tacker (1921-2001, died in Como, Texas) and Betty Jo Hardison. Other than David, George and Betty also had an older daughter Anita Marie Tacker born 23 Dec 1946 and a younger daughter Brenda Sue Tacker born 11 Jun 1950. On 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married. At this point, nine months after the birth of Virgie's son David, David's father George became Virgie's step-father.

1930 Census of Houston, Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The image shows : "Luther Hogan, head, rents, $25/month, 41, married first at 29, b MO/MO/MO, Mechanic, Garage; Vivian, wife, 29, married first at 14, b TX/MI/MI, no occupation; Luther, son, 13, b TX; Lucille, daughter, 11, b TX; Clarence, son, 8, b TX; Louise, daughter, 4, b TX" Note: the family spans two pages, there are no other persons on these two pages with either Missouri or Michigan connections, so no help there.

An aside on the son Luther b 1917

Guy Perry pointed out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan born 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; while the Death Index here shows that that Luther died 10 Nov 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas as a single man. As Luther J Hogan he enlisted here on 14 Mar 1944 in Houston, born 1917, a native of Harris County, previously a Truck Driver, and married. As "Luther J Hogan" he is buried here at the Houston National Cemetery, "Tec 5, US Army, WWII, born 9 Jan 1917, service start 14 Mar 1944, service end 10 May 1946, died 10 Nov 1973, Section F Site 908". His wife or ex-wife Evelyn is buried next to him.

Texas Birth Index showing that Luther and Evelyn had two children: Margaret 1939 and Walter 1940

Vivian Unknown

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1930 Census of Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The entire family except the father were born in Texas. Luther was first married at age 29, he was born in Missouri. He is a Garage Mechanic. Guy Perry pointed out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan born 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; that he'd died in 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas and is buried at the Houston National Cemetery.

Morris Sandlin

Morris Sandlin was born 4 Jul 1889 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, the son of Simeon Sandlin and his wife Louisa. He married Callie Belle Blizzard in 1912, possibly in Cass County, Texas. They had five children including Helen. Morris died 6 Oct 1969 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

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Nathaniel Tabers

Nathaniel "Thaniel" Tabers was born 3 May 1898 in Texas. He married about 1918 to Annie Mae Cook, who was born about 1904 in Texas. They probably married in Austin where he is living 1918 and where their son Melvin was born in 1925. They appear in the 1930 census of Williamson County, Texas. They divorced or Nathaniel died, and Annie married next, between 1930 and 1935, to Orville Clawson and had at least two more children.

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Obituary of his son Melvin on progenealogists.com, naming Melvin's birthdate and place, his parents, children, and surviving siblings.

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Annie Mae Cook

Annie Mae Cook was born 28 Sep 1903 in Texas. She married first about 1918, probably in Travis County, Texas to Nathaniel Tabers. She married secondly between 1930 and 1935 to Orville Clawson.
Annie died 2 Mar 1990 in Travis County, Texas.

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Simeon Sandlin

Simeon Sandlin was born about 25 Mar 1855 in Alabama, the son of George Sandlin and Amanda unknown. By 1889 the family is living in Atlanta, Texas where Morris was born, according to his WW1 Draft Registration Card. Simeon had several children including Morris and Harper. The appearance together in the 1930 census of Morris with "brother" Harper is how we prove this is the same family.

Simeon Sandlin married Mrs Susan Lawrence in 1899 in Cass County, Texas. She appears as wife to Simeon in the 1900 census. This census states they've been married for one year, confirming the [indirect] source citation below under "Secondary Sources". Susan died between the 1900 and 1910 census, probably in Cass County, Texas. A genforum posting claims that Simeon's middle name is Sylvanus, and that he married Louisa Huntsman, a daughter of William Cheatham Huntsman (b ~1829) by a Miss Dillard.

Simeon died 11 Sep 1915 and is buried, along with his son Freddie, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Miller County, Arkansas where they both have tombstones. (Note: Miller County borders Texas.)

1900 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Simeon Sandlin 45, married 1 year (24 is crossed out); Susan 26 wife, married 1 year; Pauline 14, Morriss 10, Abraham 9, Frederic 6, Meda 5, Baby 1.12, Daniel Lawrence 8, Dallas Lawrence 6" [Lawrence is their surname]. The census further states that Simeon and Susan have been married for 1 year, she is the mother 1 child with 1 child living. So obviously that one child must be "Baby"

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An Ancestry World Tree entry which gives Simeon's second wife as "Mrs S A Lawrence" and cites their marriage date as "27 Feb 1899 Cass Co, TX" citing "Cass Co, TX - Index to Marriages 1847-2002" a book which further states "Book 7, page 597" which appears to refers to the original primary source.

Thanks to John Brandon, for pointing out on soc.genealogy.medieval, the following links :